Denzel Washington

Film & Theater USA 1954 99 quotes

Commanding in Training Day, Washington's gravitas delivered quotable moral complexities.

Quotes by Denzel Washington

I'm just trying to be a better man.

Interview 2016

Don't just aspire to make a living, aspire to make a difference.

Speech 2011

I'm not here to be liked. I'm here to do my job.

Interview 2016

The only thing that's going to last is your character.

Speech 2017

I'm just trying to be true to myself.

Interview 2016

The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.

Speech 2017

I'm not a hero. I'm just a guy.

Interview 2016

You gotta keep moving forward.

Speech 2017

I'm just trying to make a difference.

Interview 2016

The only thing that's going to hold you back is your own mind.

Speech 2017

I'm just trying to be a blessing to others.

Interview 2016

I pray that you all put your shoes way under the bed at night, so that you gotta get on your knees in the morning to find them. And while you're down there thank God for grace and mercy.

Speech 2011

Put God first in everything you do.

Interview 2015

Failure is a part of life. If you don't fail, you don't try.

Interview 2010

The only thing stopping you is you.

Speech 2006

Dreams without goals are just dreams and they ultimately fuel disappointment.

Speech 2011

You don't have to be rich, famous or powerful to make a difference.

Speech 2011

If you have a dream, protect it. People can't do something themselves, they wanna tell you you can't do it. If you want something, go get it. Period.

Speech 2007

The Bible says faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.

Interview 2015

I walk by faith, not by sight.

Interview 2002